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Monday, February 27, 2012

Beaver County Special Needs Support Groups

Blessings
Blessings is a community support group where individuals can feel cared for, supported, and grow in their faith in God while facing the challenges of raising a child with learning differences.
Learning differences include but are not limited to, ADD, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Autism Specturm Disorder

2nd Friday of each month
7:30pm to 8:30pm
Room 206
Through May 11, 2012
First Presbyterian Church
252 College Avenue
Beaver, PA 15009

Childcare provided in Fellowship Hall for elementary school age children.
Invite a friend or join anytime!
Please contact blessingsfpc@gmail.com or the FOC office at 724-774-6398 for additional information.

Visit The Blessings Blog
http://blessingsfpc.blogspot.com/



Family Behavioral Resources
Rachel Cornilius, Clinical Directors
Nicole Maneul, autism director
1301 Riverside Dr.
Beaver, PA 15009
(724) 775-1362
Fax: (724) 775-3793

**ASD support group
Social; skills group offered while parents meet
Internal staff available for kids while at the meeting
6-8pm


*Trauma support group -
Family Support Groups are offered in every region that FBR serves. The Family Support Groups are offered at the same time as our Social Skill / Play Groups. Meetings are offered in collaboration with the Advisory Board on Autism and Related Disorders (ABOARD) and are usually two hours in length. When requested by families, monthly guest speakers are featured on various topics of interest pertaining to treatments for autism and related issues. Please contact Cathy Hughes, Director of Family Support Services, at 1-866-4-FBR-ASD or autismservices@familybehavioralresources.com for additional information.


Family Support Network
meets the first Tuesday of every month at the Mental Health Association in Rochester on the 2nd Floor from 6:30pm -- 8:00pm
Contact Shirl at 724-843-3763 for additional information.



PARENTS IN TOTO
143 Main Street
Zelienople, PA
www.parentsintoto.org
They offer....
Young Adult Support group
Fridays, 7:00 to 8:00pm
Welcomes all men and women ages 16+ for friendship, board games, and sharing. No charge. Contact Mary at 724.473.0990 or mary@parentsintoto.org for more information or to RSVP.
Family Support Groups
First three Saturdays of the month
1:00 to 3:00pm
Parents in Toto welcomes all family members: parents, siblings, relatives and friends of a child diagnosed along the Autism Spectrum. No charge.


Cranberry CARES
Cranberry CARES Support Group meets the second Friday of each month from 10AM-12PM at Parents in Toto. This group is geared towards parents with children diagnosed with Asperger's or HFA to share experiences.


Autism Support Group
meets the Fourth Thursday of each month from 12-2PM at Parents in Toto. This group welcomes parents with children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder to share experiences.
Dates for August - December 2011:



Western PA Psych Care
Heather Morrow, Program Director
Greg DeDominicis, Admin.Mgr.
1607 3rd St.
Beaver, PA 15009
(724) 728-8400
Fax: (724)843-0818
Anger Mangement class
Mondays
6-7:30pm
Social skills
Tuesday
6-7:30pm



Family Support Network



6:00 to 7:30pm
Group run by parents
www.familysupportnetwork.info


PITTSBURGH PARENT CHADD
Second Tuesday of month
Classrooms at St John Newman Church, Rochester Road 7-9pm
pghparentchadd@gmail.com
Beth Tauberg 412-967-0913
Parents, teachers, advocates and individuals interested in learning about attention deficits
Driving directions are at
http://www.stjohnneumannpgh.org
www.chadd.org


PITTSBURGH WARRIOR PARENTS SUPPORT GROUP
Group for parents/caregivers of children with AUTISM, ADHD, and other neurological disorders interested in discussing environmental impacts, dietary interventions, and biomedical treatments. Meets monthly at Aspire Pediatric Therapy in Moon Township.
Meeting times/dates please contact
Angela Short
angndon@gmail.com
Online discussion at
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/PittsburghWarriorParents




ABOARD AUTISM CONNECTION
http://autism-support.org/
412-781-4116
800-827-9385


ABOARD’s Autism Connection of PA provides autism support across the state of Pennsylvania. We offer autism support to parents, including autism support groups, autism resources, and autism conferences and events. We also provide information on the signs and symptoms of autism, getting an autism diagnosis, and applying for medical assistance and health insurance. Finally, we help people with autism by providing information on autism treatments, links to autism research studies, and support groups for people on the spectrum.
Do you have a child newly diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder? Please contact us. We will help you receive the services you need.



PEAL CENTER
www.pealcenter.org
Pennsylvania’s Parents Training and Information Center serving Western and Central Pa. Organization provides disability info, info about special education process and parent’s rights, Parent Advixors are available to provide info and resources to assist the family with problem-solving strategies and direct them to other community resources ,trainings in Understanding IEP’s, IDEA’04, Building Continuity, etc


For information contact:


Parent Education and Advocacy Leadership Center
1119 Penn Avenue
Suite 400
Pittsburgh Pa 15222
412-422-1040
1-866-950-1040
cduch@pealcenter.org


PARENT TO PARENT OF Pennsylvania
www.parenttoparent.org

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